[Jacob-list] Renewing Pastures

[Brenda]

Good point, Dan. We bought our place from someone whose father died just up the hill when he rolled his tractor. You just can't be too safe. The accidents can be horrific.

Brenda
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dan Carpenter 
  To: 'Beryl Schwartz' ; jacob-list at jacobsheep.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 5:55 PM
  Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Renewing Pastures


  Pardon me if I'm being to bold, but unless you're already experienced on old tractors the FIRST thing I'd do is take tractor safety lessons.  I've driven tractors since the late 1960's with no serious problem, but I know too many people who got on them without practice or training and badly hurt-even killed-themselves.

   

  -Dan

   

   

  From: jacob-list-bounces at jacobsheep.com [mailto:jacob-list-bounces at jacobsheep.com] On Behalf Of Beryl Schwartz
  Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 7:55 PM
  To: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com
  Subject: [Jacob-list] Renewing Pastures

   

  All,

   

  Well, I finally got a tractor (49 Ford 8N) and the following implements: blade, disker and cultivator.  So now I can work on my pastures.  I installed irrigation lines last summer, so I can also water them.  Not a lot grows in these pastures, so every bit helps. 

   

  I had them tested and they have very low amounts of organic matter (<0.5%).   So I was thinking about incorporating organic matter (wood chips, manure and half rotted compost) by spreading it on a 1 acre pasture, cultivating it in, disking it and planting seed.  I am going to do this in the fall.  I plan on planting a mixture of Ranger alfalfa and dryland pasture grass 

   

  I have some questions:

   

  Am I on the right track?

  Any tips on plowing?

  What is the best way to plant seed?

  How many weeks do I plant before the frost?

  What is the best way to fence out the animals the following spring and summer? 

   

  Thanks,

  Beryl Schwartz

  Stockton, Utah



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